Archive for May 2010

Copying Machine Supply – A brief history of XEROX

May 27, 2010 | Author

Xerox came into existence in the year 1906. During that time it was referred as “The Haloid Company” which was into manufacturing of photographic paper and related equipment. But it was in 1959 when the company became popular with the introduction of its first plain paper photocopier. The technology used was xerography which is also called electro-photography was developed by Chester Carlson, the Xerox 914. The popularity of 914 increased leaps and bounds and by the end of the year 1961, the revenue of Xerox was lifted to $60 million. In the following years the rise in revenue was humungous and by the end of 1965 Xerox was richer by $500 million.

Throughout the 1960s the company continued to expand at a fast pace. Investors who served the company in through its rough phase of slow research and development turned millionaires. In 1960, a research institute for xerography came into existence named “Wilson Center for Research and Technology” in Webster, New York. In the following year the company changes its name to “Xerox Corporation” which was also listed in NYSE.

In 1963, Xerox announced its first desktop plain paper copier. Ten years later in 1973, a color copier was introduced. In 1971, Gary Starkweather a researcher tried to modify a Xerox copier which resulted in the evolution of the first laser printer in 1977.

Xerox was revived in the 1980s and 1990s with better quality in design and enhanced product line. It was in the 1980s that Apple considered purchasing Xerox. However, not able to strike a deal, Apple copied the GUI idea of Xerox for its own personal computers. Xerox’s case was dismissed as it had passed the three year statute limitation and was too late to file the suit. The 1990s saw a complete new look to its product line. High quality printers, scanners, etc made Xerox a market leader.
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7 Steps to Cleaning the Laser Toner From Your Laser Printer

May 20, 2010 | Author

Cleaning a laser printer, fax, or copier of laser toner can be easy, provided you know what you’re doing and use the right tools. This article will share with you some simple tips to help you clean your laser printers of laser toner like a pro.

A word to the wise: Before I begin, I’d like to stress that this article is intended only to assist you with basic cleaning of the laser toner from your laser printer. If you’re unsure of your ability to perform any sort of printer maintenance, or if performing such maintenance will void the printer’s warranty, you should contact a qualified service professional.

Some safety issues: Though laser printers come in various shapes and sizes, they all use laser toner (that messy black powder). While cleaning your laser printer, the last thing you want is to have laser toner in your lungs or on your skin. The tips provided in this article should help reduce the chance of you being bathed in laser toner while cleaning your printer.

Laser toner particles are so fine that they can take more than fifteen minutes to settle if they become airborne, make that hours if you have fans or air-conditioners circulating them through an office. To avoid inhaling laser toner particles, try to keep the air in the cleaning area stable and leave the printer area for several minutes after cleaning. When you return, move slowly, open all windows, and begin vacuuming any laser toner from the floor, tabletops, and so forth.
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Remanufactured Toner Cartridges vs. OEM (original manufacturer) Cartridges

May 13, 2010 | Author

I have worked in the toner industry for over six years, and in that time have seen a good deal of change within the industry. The remanufacturing industry began as a drill and fill operation. Components were not changed; the cartridge was cleaned and refilled with toner. This led to poor print quality, defects, and cartridges that leaked toner into machines. Some companies continue with these practices today, but most have made a legitimate effort at selling a quality product.

Quality remanufactured toner cartridges are now available. Remanufactured toner cartridges can actually exceed OEM quality and yield. Extensive testing and R&D have enabled this industry to produce cartridges that will not only save the customer money, but also provide a better product.

As the customer, what should you ask potential vendors about their remanufactured cartridges?

1. What yield and density did the cartridges achieve in testing?
The yield is the amount of pages the cartridge produces before running out of toner. Make sure that the testing is performed at 5% page coverage. This is the industry standard. You can ask if they used a toner head, this is the best way to achieve 5% page coverage. Be careful with companies that just give you the OEM yield, they may not have actually done any testing.
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Choosing the Best Barcode Label Printer for Your Business

May 6, 2010 | Author

Barcodes have to be completely compliant and of excellent printed quality to be perfectly readable. Many types of label printers come with an in-built facility to support barcode printing, though the actual printed barcode depends on the type of printer used, dot matrix or Ink Jet, laser or thermal transfer label transfer. The best quality barcodes can be printed with the aid of Zebra barcode label printer that use the system of thermal transfer.

There are various types of barcode symologies that have to be used for barcode printed and all these are used by dedicated Zebra barcode label printers along with the other required software applications. At a glance, a barcode does not seem like anything complicated to be printed. But a closer look reveals the complex pattern and the precise specifications that have to be met for the barcode to be deciphered by the barcode reader.

The detailing is such that most shared document printers may not be able to accomplish, and even if some of the high precision ones do succeed, it would be at a prohibitive cost.

Zebra barcode printers have been successfully used in Scotland for the last fifteen years, by the numerous electronic companies and businesses set up there. The present Zebra barcode printers are more superior to the earlier ones manufactured by the Zebra company.
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